Container for washbowls and the like



May 19, 1964 E. o. REDMOND CONTAINER FOR WASHBOWLS AND THE LIKE FiledMay 1, 1963 m-.. 'EIL A 0 2 m A A r 7 W L I ll y I A A m M m 2 2 M A I Mw I A HI 8 MHIII I 3 O 4 2 IF I 2 lu :Iu r m E 4 W I b I 2 2/ P: I W Hfin w INVENTOR. ELBERT O. REDMOND AT TORNE Y United States Patent O "we3,133,633 CONTAINER FOR WASHBOWLS AND THE LIKE Elbert 0. Redmond, Salem,Ohio, assignor to Sebring Container, Inc., Salem, Ohio, a corporation ofOhio Filed May 1, 1963, Ser. No. 277,162 2 Claims. (Cl. 206-46) Thisinvention relates to a container of the corrugated paperboard type andmore particularly to a container that will receive and hold an articlesuch as a washbowl therein in protective relationship.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a containerwherein the inner packing forms are integral with the container itself.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a containerarranged to transfer the weight of the article therein to the side wallsof the container in addition to the support thereof provided by thebottom of the container.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a containerwhich can be easily formed and set up and which container will readilyreceive an article such as a washbowl positioned therein.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a containerconstruction which may be quickly and easily set up, packed with thearticle supported therein and closed and shipped without taping, gluingor stitching.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a containerso arranged that the article therein can be easily inspected and thecontainer repacked, closed and shipped without taping, gluing orstitching the same.

The container disclosed herein is particularly adapted for theprotective enclosure in a shipping box of an article such as a washbowlor the like and wherein the article is of considerable weight andrequires so-called inner packing to position and support the same in theenclosing portion of the container. As heretofore known in the art, suchcontainers comprised rectangular enclosures and various types ofcumbersome inner packing forms were necessary and commonly used in aneffort to adequately support and hold the article positioned in thecontainer. Such constructions have several serious faults, one of whichis the added cost and inconvenience and loss of time necessary to theforming and positioning of the inner packing forms and, secondly, andmore importantly the fact that all the forms including the articlerested on the bottom of the container or upon the top thereof when thecontainer was inverted. This requires a considerable heavier containerstock than would otherwise be necessary.

The present invention discloses arcontainer which incorporates the innerpacking forms as integral portions of the walls of the container so thata much stronger construction results as the packing forms being integralwith the walls of the container are supported thereby and at the sametime supportthe walls. A considerable portion of the weight of thearticle packed in the container is thus carried by the walls as well asthe other portions of the container including the bottom which makespossible the construction of a much sturdier container from a relativelylighter grade of paperboard stock or a much stronger container from thesame grade of paperboard stock as compared with a conventionalcontainer.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being the intention to cover all changes andmodifications of the example of the invention herein chosen for purposesof the disclosure, which do not constitute departures from the spiritand scope of the invention.

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3,133,633 Patented May 19, 1964 The invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

' FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the paperboard blank from which thecontainer is formed.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective bottom view of the partially set up container.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the set up container with the topportions open and a part of two of the side Walls broken away.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the container with the top portionsclosed.

FIGURE 5 is a vertical section on line 5-5 of FIG- URE 4, with the topportions of the container opened.

By referring to the drawings and FIGURE 1 in particular, it will be seenthat the container disclosed herein is formed of two identicalpaperboard blanks which are seen in side by side relation in FIGURE 1 ofthe drawings and which in use are taped together as indicated by thebroken line representation of tapes 10 appearing thereon. Each of theidentical paperboard blanks includes a pair of side wall sections 11 and12 as shown in the blank comprising the left half of FIGURE 1 and sidewall portions 11A and 12A in the blank comprising the right half ofFIGURE 1. Each of the blanks includes first bottom portions 13 and 13Arespectively and second rugated paperboard material and that the varioussingle lines appearing on the blanks comprising FIGURE 1 "are fold lineswhich are impressed in the paperboard material when the blank is out'each of the blanks of FIGURE 1 are slotted to define The severalportions of the separate sections thereof; for example, there is a slot21 between the top flaps 19 and 20 of the lefthand blank in FIGURE 1 andthere is a similar slot 21A between the top flaps 19A and 20A on therighthand blank There is also a slot 22 between the bottom 13, thesecondary bottom 14, packing form extension 16 and flap 17 and a similarslot 22A is formed between the secondary bottom portion 13A and thesecondary bottom 14A, form 16A and flap 17A. The joining of the lefthandand righthand blanks as seen in FIGURE 1 by the centrally located tape10 provides in eifect slots 23 and 24 between the unattached portions ofthe blanks. When the container is formed, the blanks are taped at thecentral point as shown in FIGURE 1 and then folded together with theextreme left edge of the lefthand blank taped to the extreme right edgeof the righthand blank as also indicated by the broken linerepresentation of the tape 10 thereon. The container so formed may beshipped flat and can be set up for use by simply spacing the centersections thereof relative to one another as is customary in paperboardbox set up procedure to form the generally rectangular shape seen inFIGURE 2 of the drawings.

In FIGURE 2 of the drawings, the side walls 12 and 11A are in theforeground with the side walls 11 and 12A in the background. The bottomportions 13 and 13A are shown in open position as is the secondarybottom 14 with its integral inner packing form 16 and edge flap 17 whichare slotted with the slot 15. The secondary bottom 14A has been foldedinto set up position along with its integral angularly disposed innerpacking 3 form 16A and edge flap 17A, the secondary bottom 14A and form16A being slotted by the slot 15A.

By referring now to FIGURE 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that theset up procedure has been practically completed with the container beingshown rotated onequarter turn counterclockwise so that the inner packingform 16A with its edge flap 17A is shown in position in front of theside wall 12A with the top flap A thereof being partly broken away. Theopposite side wall 12 with its inner packing form 16 and its'edge flap17 is shown partly broken away and positioned adjacent the side wall 12.

It will be seen that the slots 15 and 15A are engaged over theupstanding center rib portions 18 and 18A respectively as the bottomportions 13 and 13A on which the upstanding center ribs 18 and 18A areformed have been moved from the position seen in FIGURE 2 to theposition seen in FIGURE 3.

It will thus be seen that the bottom portions 13 and 13A thus are heldin position by the engagement of the upstanding center rib portions 18and 18A in the slots 15 and 15A. The tolerance of the slots 15 and 15Ais such that there is tight frictional engagement with respect to theupstanding center rib portions 18 and 18A and it will be observed thatthe slots 15 and 15A now extend on both horizontal and substantiallyvertical planes to increase this frictional engagement thereby insuringthe retention of the bottom portions and the upstanding ribs thereon inassembled set up relation as shown in FIGURE 3 of the drawings.

FIGURE 4 of the drawings shows the top flaps 20 and 20A folded inwardlyfrom the positions shown in FIG- URES 2 and 3 of the drawings with thetop flaps 19 and 19A folded thereover leaving a central square openingwhich opening remains in the center top of the closed finished set upcontainer and provides convenient means of inspecting the contents ofthe container and at the same time enables the top flap portions 19,19A, 20, and 20A to be opened so that the contents can be inspected andthen reclosed by interlocking folding of the flaps one over the other asknown in the art. Alternately, glue or tape or staples may be used tosecure the flaps in closed position.

In FIGURE 5 of the drawings, a vertical section through the containermay be see nas taken on lines 55 of FIGURE 4 with the exception that thetop flaps 19 and 19A and 20, and 20A are open so that the nestingarrangement of the container with its integral angularly disposedpacking forms 16 and 16A may be seen as providing support for thewashbowl to be posititoned in the container as the rim of the washbowlwill rest on the edge flanges 17 and 17A and the upper sides of thewashbowl will rest directly against the packing forms 16 and 16A. Thelower edge of the washbowl will be carried by the upper surfaces of theupstanding center ribs 18 and 18A and it will be seen that the secondarybottom portions 14 and 14A which are integral with the side walls 12 and12A extend across the bottom portions 13 and 13A which are integral withthe side walls 11 and 11A and carry and position the lower portions ofthe packing forms 16 and 16A.

It will thus be seen that a novel and efficient container has beendisclosed which is particularly suitable for protective packaging of awashbowl or similar article in which the several surfaces of the articlemust be protected from damage. It will further be seen that thecontainer can be inexpensively formed of paperboard blanks, shippedfiat, easily set up and that no gluing, stapling, or taping is necessaryto hold the carton and its contents in assembled protective relation.

It will thus be seen that the container disclosed herein meets theseveral objects of my invention, and having thus described by invention,what I claim is:

l. 'A container for a wash bowl comprising a box having four verticalside walls arranged generally in the form of a rectangle; top closureflaps secured to the upper edges of said walls, horizontal bottomsections attached to the bottom edges of one pair of opposite sidewalls, each of which bottom sections extend approximately one fourth thedistance across said box; inclined packing form sections attached to theinner edges of said bottom sections, said horizontal bottom sections andsaid inclined packing form sections having slots therethrough, each ofsaid inclined packing form sections extending upwardly on angle at adistance substantially equal to the height of said box; horizontalbottom walls attached to the bottom edges of the other pair of oppositesidewalls and extending horizontally under said bottom sections to themiddle of said box; vertical packing form rib extensions attached to theinner edges of said horizontal bottom walls and engaging said slotsformed in said bottom sections and said upwardly extending inclinedpacking form sections; said vertical packing form rib extensions havingarcuate shaped oppositely disposed upper edges defining a curved concavesupport for said wash bowl; narrow longitudinally extending flaps on theupper edges of .said inclined packing form sections extending outwardlyfrom said packing form sections and engaging said one pair of oppositeside walls below said top closure flaps so as to space said inclinedpacking form sections from said side walls and to support the rim ofsaid wash bowl, said rib extensions terminating below the upper edgeportions of said inclined packing form sections, said upper edgeportions of said inclined packing form sections being substantiallytangent to a continuation of the arc defined by said arcuate shapedoppositely disposed edges so that upper portions of said Wash bowl willengage said packing form sections.

2. A container as defined in claim 1 which is formed from a flat blank,and said blank being composed of two sections of identical size andshape.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS634,647 Knobeloch Oct. 10, 1899 1,256,031 Miller Feb. 12, 1918 1,281,501Brown Oct. 15, 1918 1,297,026 Smith Mar. 11, 1919 2,475,107 Newsom July5, 1949 2,524,516 Cody Oct. 3, 1950 2,908,437 Wiedenmeier Oct. 13, 1959

1. A CONTAINER FOR A WASH BOWL COMPRISING A BOX HAVING FOUR VERTICALSIDE WALLS ARRANGED GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF A RECTANGLE; TOP CLOSUREFLAPS SECURED TO THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID WALLS, HORIZONTAL BOTTOMSECTIONS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM EDGES OF ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE SIDEWALLS, EACH OF WHICH BOTTOM SECTIONS EXTEND APPROXIMATELY ONE FOURTH THEDISTANCE ACROSS SAID BOX; INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS ATTACHED TO THEINNER EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM SECTIONS, SAID HORIZONTAL BOTTOM SECTIONS ANDSAID INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS HAVING SLOTS THERETHROUGH, EACH OFSAID INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS EXTENDING UPWARDLY ON ANGLE AT ADISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID BOX; HORIZONTALBOTTOM WALLS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM EDGES OF THE OTHER PAIR OF OPPOSITESIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY UNDER SAID BOTTOM SECTIONS TO THEMIDDLE OF SAID BOX; VERTICAL PACKING FORM RIB EXTENSIONS ATTACHED TO THEINNER EDGES OF SAID HORIZONTAL BOTTOM WALLS AND ENGAGING SAID SLOTSFORMED IN SAID BOTTOM SECTIONS AND SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING INCLINEDPACKING FORM SECTIONS; SAID VERTICAL PACKING FORM RIB EXTENSIONS HAVINGARCUATE SHAPED OPPOSITELY DISPOSED UPPER EDGES DEFINING A CURVED CONCAVESUPPORT FOR SAID WASH BOWL; NARROW LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FLAPS ON THEUPPER EDGES OF SAID INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS EXTENDING OUTWARDLYFROM SAID PACKING FORM SECTIONS AND ENGAGING SAID ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITESIDE WALLS BELOW SAID TOP CLOSURE FLAPS SO AS TO SPACE SAID INCLINEDPACKING FORM SECTIONS FROM SAID SIDE WALLS AND TO SUPPORT THE RIM OFSAID WASH BOWL, SAID RIB EXTENSIONS TERMINATING BELOW THE UPPER EDGEPORTIONS OF SAID INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS, SAID UPPER EDGEPORTIONS OF SAID INCLINED PACKING FORM SECTIONS BEING SUBSTANTIALLYTANGENT TO A CONTINUATION OF THE ARC DEFINED BY SAID ARCUATE SHAPEDOPPOSITELY DISPOSED EDGES SO THAT UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID WASH BOWL WILLENGAGE SAID PACKING FORM SECTIONS.